Taza Thimble Cake:

2. In mixer fitted with whisk attachment, whip eggs, sugar, corn syrup and salt to full volume. Fold chocolate mixture into egg mixture. Sift flour and fold gently into chocolate/egg mixture. Scrape into ¼ sheet pan and bake at 325°F until just under-done, about 10 minutes.

Rye Short Dough:

1 lb/454 g unsalted butter

9 oz/255 g granulated sugar

1 vanilla bean

2 oz/57 g egg yolks

13 oz/368 g high-gluten flour

6.5 oz/184 g rye flour

½ tsp salt

1. Cream butter, sugar and vanilla bean until smooth. Add yolks and mix just until combined. Add sifted dry ingredients and mix until dough just forms. Refrigerate for 4 hours.

2. Roll out dough to ¼” thick and line greased tart rings with dough.

3. Bake, using pie weights, at 350°F for 10 minutes, or until evenly brown.

Malt Meringue:

8 large egg whites

24 oz/680 g granulated sugar, divided

4.16 oz/118 g water

2.5 oz/70 g malt powder

1. Combine whites with 6 oz/170 g of the sugar in mixing bowl.

2. Combine remaining 18 oz/510 g sugar and water in a heavy-bottomed saucepot and heat until mixture reaches 235°F. Start mixer on high speed, and once sugar syrup reaches 240°F, slowly stream it down the side of the mixer. Mix until full body and medium stiff peaks.

3. Gently fold in malt powder until dissolved. Pipe and dehydrate.

Fresh Cream Mousse:

5 gelatin sheets

3.5 oz/99 g egg yolks

2 oz/57 g granulated sugar

32 oz/907 g heavy cream

1. Bloom gelatin in cold water

2. Combine yolks and sugar, heat gently in warm water and whip on high to full volume.

3. Whip heavy cream to medium (soft) peaks.

4. Melt gelatin and add to yolks.

5. Add yolk mixture to whipped cream.

6. Refrigerate until set.

Coffee Chocolate Sauce:

14 oz/400 g granulated sugar

1 oz/30 g cornstarch

4 oz/112 g cocoa powder

1 qt/946 ml coffee

10 oz/283 g semisweet chocolate

1. Combine sugar, cornstarch, cocoa powder, and coffee in a saucepot over medium heat and stir until smooth.

2. Cook until the cornstarch begins to thicken; whisk constantly for about 5 minutes.

3. Add the chocolate to the hot mixture and whisk until completely melted. Strain into container.

8. Heat remaining 1 lb/454 g heavy cream and the corn syrup to just a simmer. Pour over chocolate and mix until combined. Set aside for glazing.

9. Unmold frozen mousse and glaze with milk chocolate ganache.

Assembly:

Gold leaf

Plum sorbet

Spread thin layer of chestnut puree in bottom of tart shell. Place a disk of chocolate cake on top of puree. Place glazed chestnut mousse on top of chocolate cake off to the side. Pipe assorted sizes of kisses of fresh cream mousse on top. Garnish empty spaces with Malt Meringue and Coffee Chocolate Sauce. Garnish top of Chestnut Mousse with gold leaf. Serve off center on plate with a quenelle of plum sorbet on the side.